Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-11-03
YOUNG MAN. you wno are about to

YOUNG MAN. YOU who are about I
east ynur fiIst v"te. sep ard consider
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he forms OF law. aud immediately met
in the Cabinet of President Buchanan
opened up correspondence with men il
the South who were known to be plot
ting and arranging and organizing Il
make war upon the flag and destroy th'
Union. Throughout that dreary wintel
they kept up correspondence with tn,
disloyal men of the revolving States
the Secretary of War secretly sold then
arms with which to make war upon the
country-tbe navy was scattered to dis
tant seas-and the treasury left bank
rupt. Every movement contemplated
to uphold the authority of the nation
in the south was promptly reported tC
the leaders of the revolt. A plot was
concocted to assassinate the President
elect as he passed through Baltimore
which would have been successful but
for the vigilance of his friends; and the
chosen Chief Magistrate of the nation
was compelled to slip through the city
In disguise. Then came the long and
bloody war, insugurated by Democrats
because they were beaten in an election.
Throughout all those dresry years the
party, as political organization. threw
what obstacles it safely could in the way
of a successful conclusion of the strug-
gle; and only lasG Thursday forty thOu'
and men assembled in Macon. Georgia,
to glorify the civic leader of the rebel
lion, Jefferson Davis, and denOuuce the
martyred Lincoln as al usurper!
WhV should Won not cast your for
tunes with that party. on the other
hand. whose achievements fill the bright
est pages in the country's history? Its
creation was In the conscience of the
people who opposed enslaying human
beings, and thereby degrading all other
labor, as we'll. Victorious in the cleo
tinn, and challengedto to arms, 1t respond
ed to the drum>beat with alacrity and
conquered peace which left not slave
under the ample folds of the flag. In
ststesmanship il was even greater than
in war During the long period its Op+
ponents had governed the country its
domestic policy had been shaped by the
south, trade and commerce languished.
and manufacturing and railroad build
ing and expansion were unknown. The
treasury was emntv. and the credit of
tion of Buchanan with difficulty bor-
rowed money at II per cent. During tbs
first year of Republican control home
stead act was passed, which gave to
each actual settler quarter section
tion of land. and the magnificent states
of Kansas. Nebraska, and Colorado were
carved out of the great west and fll-
ed with happy and prosperous people.
Tariff legislation was enacted, which
built up prosperous towns and cities
throughout the country. and gave the
farmers and market gardeners good
home markets for the products of their
fields and gardens. Three or four great
trans-continental lines of railway were
built, which more securely welded to
gether the country which 1t had cost so
much blood and treasure TO preserve.
The country was developed as it had not
been in the preceding ifty years-emr
ployment was afforded to all men will
ing to work, and better wages paid for
labor than men received before or after
Republican rule. The resumption of
specie payment was effected, and the
country afforded the best currency in
its history.
In this county, no Republican has
ever betrayed the trust pus in him by
the people. Democrats have robbed the
treasury, and without exception they
were upheld and defended by their party
organ.
Young mani stop and think